Magical May Hauls 2024 🎩✨

[CynthieLu]

My oh my, May is here! 🌱🌸 It's time to show off all the magical must haves you picked up this month.

Let's give our hauls a moment to sparkle and shine! ⭐

🎉And of course a huge shout out to all the May Birthday Beauties! 🎉

Wishing you all the most magical month. 🎈🎁

May also holds a special day for all the Mama's, Aunts, Grand Mama's, and all the ladies who play a special role to the kiddo's in thier lives. 💝 Happy Mother's Day to all of you! 💝

If you are pampering anyone this month, we'd love to see what you've picked out. 🫶

Happy Haulin! 🛍️ 

[WinglessOne]

@sister13  Hmm, now I have an excuse to visit a local Sephora: I need to smell Miami Nectar in person. And what a fun Ellis Brooklyn family photo you took!

[sister13]

Thanks!!  I think it’s worth a trip! You can also try KILIAN Paris Sunkissed Goddess 1.7 oz / 50 ml eau de parfum spray or have you already? That one slipped past my radar and I was sure I was going to buy it, but I didn’t think it was anywhere near special enough for the price tag.  And that’s from someone who LOVES Kilian. Anyway, can’t wait to hear what you think. @WinglessOne 

[makeitup305]

@sister13 I love all your colorful perfumes all together. Great collection and haul!

[sister13]

Thanks, they are fun ones! @makeitup305 

[makeitup305]

I've done some serious damage on K-beauty sites over the past month. I still have a YesStyle order pending 😬 I tend to go overboard on sunscreen and skincare since I end up giving a lot of it to friends and family when I or them visit. I'm on a skincare no-buy again after this (maybe).

Stylevana-  The products on top were my order, the bottom ones were gwp. I'm trying to find a new mascara to love and these are the K-beauty options that aren't waterproof. I'm super eager to try the fwee pudding pots since they've been so popular. The Biodance masks had great reviews and the Reedle is supposed to be really good for anti-aging. One more Rom&nd lippie couldn't hurt, right? The House of Hur liquid blush and the TFIT Idol concealers were impulse additions. 

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So far I've tried one of the fwee pudding pots, the peripera mascara, the tfit concealer, the Rom&nd lippie, and the Tocobo lip mask.
Fwee- super cool product. I tried it for the first time today. It's very pigmented, especially for a K-beauty brand. If you have always struggled with finding a cheek product from a Korean brand that shows up well on you, this is the answer. They blended out very easily as well. 
Tfit- pretty impressed for the first time wear. I didn't set it and it still looks good. The color selection is very poor but thankfully this one fit me.
Peripera- First impression is that this mascara is very dry. I like the volume it gives but honestly idk how long it's going to last if it's this dry already.
Rom&nd- not a new formula to me at all. I just really wanted this color. I love it. It might not be as long lasting as some other glossy tints but it doesn't dry my lips out which I prefer over longevity.
Tocobo- This was a gwp but I have one that I'd previously purchased that is half empty. It's a little goopier than Laneige but I think it might be a little more hydrating. I don't love the viscosity of it and prefer other producgts but I would recommend it. 

Mediheal direct- I really wanted to try the Mediheal eye patches but they were OOS when I placed my OliveYoung order so I ended up going to their website and picking up three different kinds.

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So far I've only tried the one in the Vita Collagen (yellow) patches so far and I like them. They do slide down a little bit but I like the way they feel. More testing required, though. The NMF seem to be the ones with the best reviews but I haven't tried them yet.

Olive Young- My only excuse is that I had a coupon and some were discounted because of early access. The Konjac body sponges are from Amazon.

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I like Konjac sponges instead of loofas since they're biodegradable. They don't smell and feel soft. They lather product well, also.
I've only tried the JayJun mask and the Jung Saem Mool cushion foundation so far. The JSM compact is SO GOOD. I've tried a few others and this one is by far my favorite so far. It's medium coverage, natural finish, with great longevity. If you can find your shade, give this one a try. The JayJun mask is nice. It's 30 individual packs (they're a liquid gel) which is super convenient and perfect for traveling and avoiding exponsing masks to air like other hydrating masks. 

YesStyle- I picked up the Purito because they just reformulated them and were BOGO. I also picked up some very sparkly eyeshadow singles, the Judydoll Contour palette, and the Kanebo eyebrow pencil, along with the Klairs eye gel.

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So far, the three eyeshadows are a hit. The Klavuu is very comparable to one of the shimmery sparkle shades in the ND INAN palette. The Judydoll one is similar to the sparkle topper shades but a little grittier. The Missha has a slight duochrome sparkle on a peach base. Not very intense but pretty nonetheless. The Judydoll face palette is nice so far, it gives a subtle effect. 

Ulta- I had to take advantage of the 5x on luxe brands plus my birthday month 2x. The Lancome mascara was free with a coupon I had. The Bobbi Brown was an impulse buy when they had 25% off.

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When I like something, I need multiple shades so here I am with my second and third Glow Maximizer. I love them. 
I've always wanted to try the Chanel blush in this formula so I bit the bullet.
The BB highlighter intrigued me since I first saw it and since it was still in stock during the sale I decided it was a sign. Idk if it was worth the price (a highlighter is a highlighter is a highlighter) but it's very pretty and not as shifty and sparkly on the face as I thought it might be (a positive). It swatches super glittery but in the face the effect is very pretty. It's similar in that to the Pearly shade of the Dior Maximizer. Not the most flattering on texture but brightening on the face. 

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Marshalls- this was $40 but this size retails for $120 so I bit the bullet. I know I like this hair mask so it was a safe purchase.

Bonus- I got this as a gift for Teacher Appreciation Day. I'm not technically a teacher so I was very surpised the thoughfulness. They included a Dutch Bros gift card and some snacks, too. It was so cute!

 

 

[curlychiquita]

Everything looks amazing, @makeitup305!

[makeitup305]

@curlychiquita thank you! 

[faeriegirl]

Excellent hauls @makeitup305 !

[makeitup305]

thanks so much @faeriegirl !

[PrettyPaint]

@makeitup305  Wow, I loved looking at your haul. So many cool brands! The pudding pot looks so neat.

[makeitup305]

thanks @PrettyPaint ! I love trying new brands!

[jaaayp]

OMG AMAZING HAUL @makeitup305 love skincare. Also I have the VT needle essence. I ABSOLUTELY  LOVE it. LOVE ❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[makeitup305]

@jaaayp yes! Skincare junkies unite! I have a note on my phone with all my skincare backups catalogued by type lol I'm so glad you like the VT! I'm trying to use something up before I open it but it sounds really neat. 

[jaaayp]

Skincare cataloged by type @makeitup305 😂😂😂 I have something like that saved in my brain until I see something new and shiny and I'm like OOOOOHHHH and all backup memories and inventory goes poof and my card is swiped 😂😂😂😂

Let me know when you get to try the VT. my friend hates it and she returned hers (via Amazon) she said it broke her out 🫠

[makeitup305]

@jaaayp unfortunately, like you, my brain also ignores the giant stock of skincare in my closet lol at least it's organized? lol I'm eager to try it. I don't break out easily from products so hopefully it works!

[jaaayp]

I know.. mine is also organized and like ready to be used @makeitup305 😂😂😂 I love the VT essence so much that I literally have a gigantic cart full of VT products I want to try out. The deal is I have around 15 items in the cart and as soon as I finish 7 out of 15 items (like I have a vitamin c serum that I'm using now but if I finish one then I can replace with the VT vitamin C), I am checking out and waiting for shipment 😂😂😂

It has made such a difference to my skin. Now my other essences are half used and loitering around 🫠

[makeitup305]

@jaaayp you've got me super intrigued. That one is defintiely jumping the line!

[jaaayp]

I hope you love it @makeitup305 ! I own nothing like it and it feels like I'm getting a microderm everyday!!!!

[heartsmyface]

@makeitup305  The aesthetic of the pudding pots made me think they were an Etude House release.  I haven’t heard of fwee.  They look mousse-y and diffusing.  

[makeitup305]

@heartsmyface I can see Etude coming out with something like it. I think Fwee is relatively new but it's a sister company to Numbuzin. It has a slight mousse-y texture and does diffuse quite nicely. They have 30(!) shades which is amazing. They're nicely pigmented, too. 

[CorgiMommy]

@makeitup305 wow, you went all out, enjoy!